The defect
Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012, 2015-2019, and 2024 G5 school buses equipped with Type 2 seat belts. The seat reinforcement supports may not have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
An insufficiently retained seat can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will install reinforcement supports, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2025. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 25-113-FUS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
Components: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2012 | 0 | 18 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2015 | 0 | 20 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2017 | 0 | 17 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2024 | 0 | 11 |
Other seats recalls in 2025
21 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the seats; Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. filed 48 campaigns in all.
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| 25V812000 24 Nov 2025 | Newell Coach Corp. |
| 25V721000 23 Oct 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V668000 7 Oct 2025 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 25V472000 17 Jul 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 25V410000 18 Jun 2025 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 25V393000 13 Jun 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025